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Battery charger for a handheld computing device and an external battery

a handheld computing device and battery charger technology, applied in the field of battery chargers, can solve the problems of unnecessarily long charge time, long recharge period of single-capacity chargers, and none of the solutions to achieve optimal use of maximum charge curren

Active Publication Date: 2011-11-22
MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LTD
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However, typically portable chargers only allow a single battery to be charged at a time.
Such “single-capacity” chargers have the obvious disadvantage of requiring lengthy recharge periods, particularly where the operator has multiple spare batteries.
None of these solutions make optimum use of the maximum charge current that is available from the power supply.
As a result, charge times are unnecessarily long.

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[0012]By way of overview, the invention described herein relates to a battery charger and a method for simultaneously charging multiple batteries.

[0013]As will be described in further detail below, the battery charger includes a power source for supplying a primary charge current to a first of the batteries, and a charge manager for charging a second of the batteries. The charge manager is coupled to the power source and is configured to charge the second battery with a secondary charge current in accordance with a continuous comparison between a predefined maximum current limit and a total current drawn from the power source.

[0014]In a preferred implementation, the charge manager comprises a controlled current / voltage source which supplies the secondary charge current, and a charge manager controller coupled to the controlled source. The charge manager controller is configured to control the magnitude of the secondary charge current by outputting to the control input of the control...

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Abstract

A battery charger includes a power source for supplying a primary charge current to a first battery, and a charge manager for charging a second battery. The charge manager is coupled to the power source and is configured to charge the second battery with a secondary charge current in accordance with a continuous comparison between a predefined maximum current limit and a total current drawn from the power source.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention described herein relates to a battery charger. In particular, this invention relates to a method and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple batteries.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]It is not uncommon for operators of battery-powered portable communications devices, such as wireless telephones, personal data assistants, wireless pagers, and portable computers, to carry one or more spare batteries to extend the operational time of the device. External-type chargers are popular because they allow the operator to continue using the communications device while the other battery charges. However, typically portable chargers only allow a single battery to be charged at a time. Such “single-capacity” chargers have the obvious disadvantage of requiring lengthy recharge periods, particularly where the operator has multiple spare batteries. Therefore, attempts have been made to provide a battery charger that allows the operator to charge more...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H02J7/00H02J7/04
CPCH02J7/0022H02J7/045H02J7/04H02J7/0013H02J7/00714
Inventor VESELIC, DUSAN
Owner MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LTD
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